Decision 20, administered on May 15, 2013, prevents local retransmission of four categories of foreign TV channels – movie channels; news channels; channels offering scientific and education programmes and documentaries; and channels offering entertainment, sports and music; requiring them to pay for simultaneous translation for all of their programming into Vietnamese. In order to do so, Decision 20 compels foreign TV channels such as CNBC, Eurosport and STAR World to register with … [Read more...] about Country Focus: Vietnam
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Vietnam’s pay-TV operator K+ pulls out 21 international channels
Hanoi, Vietnam – Vietnam’s pay-TV operator, K+, has announced that signal of 21 of its foreign channels will be temporarily switched off on K+ platform as of May 15th, 2013 until they are granted Editing Licenses by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication. This decision follows the Regulations on Management of pay-TV Operations issued by Decision No. 20/2011/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, in which an international TV channel is subject to certain legal requirements … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s pay-TV operator K+ pulls out 21 international channels
